[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-45]
An ante-mortem examination and inspection shall be made of all cattle, horses, sheep, swine and goats about to be slaughtered in an official establishment before their slaughter shall be allowed. Such inspection shall be made on the day of slaughter.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-46]
Such ante-mortem inspection shall be made in pens on the premises of the establishment in which the animals are about to be slaughtered. When the holding pens of an official establishment are located in a public stockyard and are reserved for the exclusive use of the establishment, such pens shall be regarded as part of the premises of the establishment and the establishment shall be responsible therein for all requirements of this chapter.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-47; Ord. 6PSF-E, 8-6-2014]
a. 
Every animal required to be marked as a suspect on ante-mortem inspection in the pens of an official establishment shall be set apart, and, except as hereinafter provided in this section shall be slaughtered separately from other animals at that establishment unless disposed of as otherwise provided in this Article.
b. 
Any animal which, on ante-mortem inspection does not plainly show, but is suspected of being affected with, any disease or condition that, under this chapter, may cause condemnation of the carcass on post-mortem inspection, and any animal which shows, on ante-mortem inspection, any disease or condition that, under this chapter, would cause condemnation of only part of the carcass on post-mortem inspection, shall be so marked as to retain its identity as a suspect until marked and disposed of as provided elsewhere in this chapter, or until disposed of as otherwise provided for in this Article.
c. 
All animals required by this chapter to be treated as suspects, or to be marked as suspects, or to be marked so as to retain their identity as suspects, shall be marked by or under the supervision of an inspector "Suspect" or with other distinctive mark or marks to indicate that they are suspects as the Health Officer may adopt. No such mark shall be removed except by an inspector.
d. 
Each animal marked "Suspect" on antemortem inspection and animals treated as suspects such as provided under paragraph j of this section, when presented for slaughter, shall be accompanied with a form on which shall be recorded the suspect tag number and any other identifying tag numbers present and a brief description of the animal and of the disease or condition for which the animal was classed as a suspect, including its temperature when the temperature of such animal might have a bearing on the disposition of the carcass on post-mortem inspection.
e. 
When any animal tagged "Suspect" is released for any purpose or reason as provided in this Article, the tag shall be removed by an inspector and his action reported to the Health Officer.
f. 
Animals which are offered for antemortem inspection under this Article, and which are regarded as immature, shall be marked "Suspect," and if slaughtered, the disposition of their carcasses shall be determined by the post-mortem findings in connection with the antemortem conditions. If not slaughtered as suspects, such animals shall be retained under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision, and after sufficient development may be released for slaughter, or may be released for any other purpose, provided they have not been exposed to any infectious or contagious disease.
g. 
All hogs, even though not themselves marked "Suspect," which are of lots one or more of which have been condemned or marked as suspects for hog cholera, shall, so far as possible, be slaughtered separately and apart from all other animals passed on ante-mortem inspection.
A hog suspected of being affected with hog cholera may be set apart and held for treatment under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision. If at the expiration of the treatment period the animal, upon examination, is found to be free from disease, it may be released for slaughter.
h. 
Any animal found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with epithelioma of the eye or of the orbital region to a lesser extent than mentioned in paragraph l of Section 13:7-48 of these Revised General Ordinances shall be marked "Suspect" and disposed of as provided in this chapter.
i. 
Cattle found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with anasarca to a lesser extent than in paragraph n of Section 13:7-48 of these Revised General Ordinances shall be marked "Suspect" and disposed of as provided in this chapter.
j. 
Animals which are known to have reacted to the tuberculin test and which are to be slaughtered at an official establishment shall be marked and treated as suspects in accordance with this section except that animals bearing an official "USDA Reacted" or similar State reactor tag should not be tagged "Suspect."
k. 
All hogs suspected on ante-mortem inspection of being affected with swine erysipelas shall be marked and treated as suspects and disposed of in accordance with this chapter.
A hog suspected of being affected with swine erysipelas may be set apart and held under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision for treatment. If at the expiration of the treatment period the animal upon examination is found to be free from disease, it may be released for any purpose.
l. 
All boars which are sexually mature, and swine stags which show evidence of recent castration, shall be marked and treated as suspects in accordance with this section.
m. 
An animal suspected of being affected with anasarca may be set apart and held for treatment under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision. If at the expiration of the treatment period the animal upon examination is found to be free from disease, it may be released for any purpose.
n. 
The slaughter of an animal which has been marked as a suspect on account of advanced pregnancy or on account of having recently given birth to young, and which has not been exposed to any infectious or contagious disease, is not required. Such animal, together with its young, may be released for breeding or dairy purposes, and when released shall be removed promptly from the stockyards or premises of the establishment where inspected. Such animals may be held at the establishment for a period of not less than 10 days. At the completion of this holding period if the animals appear normal and have not been exposed to contagious or infectious disease, they may be released for slaughter or for any other purpose.
o. 
Any animal affected with vesicular exanthema, or vesicular stomatitis, but which has recovered to the extent that the lesions are in process of healing, the temperature is within normal range and the animal shows a return to normal appetite and activity, shall be marked "Suspect" and disposed of in accordance with this section except that if desired, such animal may be set apart and held under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision for treatment. If the animal is set aside for treatment, the "Suspect" tag will be removed by an inspector, either when the animal is released for treatment to a responsible official, or following treatment while under the custody of an inspector if the animal is found to be free from disease. Such animal, found to be free from disease, may be released for slaughter or for purposes other than slaughter, provided, that in the latter instance, the official establishment or the owner of the animal shall first obtain permission from the local, State or Federal livestock sanitary official having jurisdiction of the movement of such animal.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-48; Ord. 6PSF-E, 8-6-2014]
a. 
All animals plainly showing on antemortem inspection any disease or condition that, under this chapter, would cause condemnation of their carcasses on post-mortem inspection shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
b. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, animals marked "condemned" shall be killed by the official establishment, if not already dead, and shall not be taken into an establishment to be slaughtered or dressed; nor shall they be conveyed into any department of the establishment used for edible products; but they shall be disposed of and taken in the manner provided for condemned carcasses in Section 13:7-71 of these Revised General Ordinances. The "condemned" tag shall not be removed from, but shall remain on the carcass until it goes into the tank at which time it may be removed by an inspector only. The number of such tag shall be reported to the inspector in charge by the inspector who affixed it, and also by the inspector who supervised the tanking of the carcass. Any animal condemned on account of hog cholera, swine erysipelas, vesicular exanthema, vesicular stomatitis, railroad sickness, ketosis, parturient paresis, anasarca or inflammatory condition including pneumonia, enteritis and peritonitis, may be set apart and held for treatment under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision. The "condemned" tag will be removed by an inspector either when the animal is released to a responsible official for treatment, or following treatment under Department of Health and Community Wellness supervision of the animal found to be free from disease. When the animal under the provisions of these regulations is to be released for a purpose other than slaughter, the official establishment or the owner of the animal shall first obtain permission for the movement of such animal from the local, State or Federal livestock sanitary official who has jurisdiction.
c. 
Animals received for slaughter and found in a dying condition on premises of an official establishment shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
d. 
Any animal found in a comatose or semicomatose condition or affected with any condition not otherwise covered in this Article which would not warrant release of the animal for slaughter for food shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section except that such animal may be set apart and held for further observation or treatment under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision.
e. 
All seriously crippled animals and animals commonly termed "downers," if not marked "condemned," as required elsewhere in this section, shall be marked and treated as suspects in accordance with Section 13:7-47 of these Revised General Ordinances.
f. 
All animals showing on ante-mortem inspection symptoms of rabies, tetanus, parturient paresis or railroad sickness shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section except that cattle showing symptoms of parturient paresis or railroad sickness or ketosis sickness may be set apart and held for treatment under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision. If, at the expiration of the treatment period, the animal upon examination is found to be free from disease, it may be released for any purpose in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
g. 
Hyperimmune swine shall be condemned on ante-mortem inspection if offered for slaughter within 10 days after hyperimmunization.
h. 
Swine, other than hyperimmune swine, shall be condemned on ante-mortem inspection if offered for slaughter within 28 days following, after injection with hog cholera virus.
i. 
All hogs plainly showing on ante-mortem inspection that they are affected with acute swine erysipelas shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
j. 
All hogs plainly showing on ante-mortem inspection that they are affected with hog cholera shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
If a hog has a temperature of 106° F., or higher, and is of a lot in which there are symptoms of hog cholera, in case of doubt as to the cause of the high temperature, after being marked for identification, it may be held for a reasonable time, under the supervision of an inspector for further observation and taking of temperature. Any hog so held shall be reinspected on the day it is slaughtered. If, upon such reinspection, or when not held for further observation and taking of temperature, then on the original inspection, the hog has a temperature of 106° F., or higher, it shall be condemned and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
k. 
Any swine having a temperature of 106° F. or higher, and any cattle, sheep or goats having a temperature of 105° F. or higher, shall be marked "condemned." In case of doubt as to the cause of the high temperature, or when for other reasons such action appears warranted, any such animals may be held for a reasonable time, under the supervision of an inspector, for further observation and taking of temperature before final disposition of such animals is determined.
l. 
Any animal found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with epithelioma of the eye and of the orbital region in which the eye has been destroyed or obscured by neoplastic tissue and which shows extensive infection, suppuration and necrosis, usually accompanied with foul odor, or any animal affected with epithelioma of the eye or of the orbital region which, regardless of extent, is accompanied with cachexia, shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
m. 
Any animal found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with anthrax shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
n. 
All cattle found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with anasarca in advanced stages and characterized by an extensive and generalized edema shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
o. 
Any animal affected with vesicular exanthema or vesicular stomatitis in the acute stages, as evidenced by acute and active lesions or an elevated temperature, shall be marked "condemned" and disposed of in accordance with paragraph b of this section.
p. 
Reactors to the tuberculin test, required by this section to be condemned, should be autopsied and the findings made the subject of a special report to proper authorities.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-49]
a. 
Immediate notification shall be given to the local, State and Federal livestock sanitary officials having jurisdiction when an animal is found to be affected with vesicular disease.
b. 
No animal under quarantine by State or Federal livestock sanitary officials on account of a vesicular disease will be given ante-mortem inspection.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-50]
Goats which have reacted to a test for brucellosis shall not be slaughtered in an official establishment.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-51]
In all cases of emergency slaughter, except as provided in Section 13:7-100 of these Revised General Ordinances, the animals shall be inspected immediately before slaughter, whether theretofore inspected or not. When the necessity for emergency slaughter exists, the establishment shall notify the Health Officer so that such inspection may be made.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-52]
Vaccine animals with unhealed lesions of vaccinia, accompanied with fever, which have not been exposed to any other infectious or contagious disease, are not required to be slaughtered and may be released for removal from the premises.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-53]
a. 
Swine, other than hyperimmune swine, offered for slaughter after 28 days following injection with hog cholera virus shall be given ante-mortem inspection in conformity with this Article without reference to the injected virus.
b. 
Hyperimmune swine offered for slaughter after 10 days following hyperimmunization shall be given ante-mortem inspection in conformity with this Article without reference to the injected virus.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-54; Ord. 6PSF-E, 8-6-2014]
a. 
No animal of a lot in which anthrax is found on ante-mortem inspection shall be presented for post-mortem inspection until it has been determined by a careful ante-mortem inspection that no infected animal remains in the lot. Apparently healthy animals, other than hogs, shall be held as provided for in paragraph b of this section. If desired, all apparently healthy animals of the lot may be segregated and held for treatment by a competent veterinarian under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision. No anthrax vaccine or live organisms shall be used on the premises of an official establishment.
b. 
Apparently healthy animals of a lot of cattle, calves, sheep or goats in which anthrax is detected, and animals which have been treated with anthrax biologicals which do not contain living anthrax organisms, shall not be presented for post-mortem inspection in less than 21 days following the last treatment or the last death. Treatment with anthrax vaccine or live organisms must be elsewhere than on the official premises and subject to the conditions stated in paragraph c of this section.
c. 
Animals which have been injected with anthrax vaccines or live organisms within six weeks and those bearing evidence of reaction to such treatment, such as inflammation, tumefaction or edema at the site of the injection, shall be condemned on ante-mortem inspection, or such animals may be held under Department of Health and Community Wellness or other responsible official supervision until the expiration of the six-week period and the disappearance of any reaction to the treatment.
d. 
When animals are found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with anthrax, the cleaning and disinfection of exposed livestock pens and driveways of the official establishment shall consist of promptly and thoroughly removing and burning all straw, litter and manure. This should be followed immediately by a thorough disinfection of the exposed premises by soaking the ground, fences, gates and all exposed material with a 5% solution of sodium hydroxide or commercial lye prepared as outlined in paragraph d.1 of Section 13:7-73 of these Revised General Ordinances, or other disinfectant approved by the Health Officer specifically for this purpose.
[R.O. 1966 § 12:7-55]
No carcass of animals slaughtered without ante-mortem inspection shall be brought into any establishment operating under this chapter.
If the inspectors or the Health Officer have evidence of such violation in establishments located outside the City, the Health Officer is hereby empowered to forbid such establishment to sell its products in the City and to withdraw such establishment any inspectional services provided by the City.
Inspectors shall condemn any carcass slaughtered without ante-mortem inspection, except those slaughtered in accordance with Section 13:7-100 of these Revised General Ordinances.